Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5RTS035Cinema and Propaganda3+0+03517.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Radio, Television and Cinema
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim is to discuss, using examples, the reasons for, forms of, and consequences of the use of propaganda through cinema, one of the most important mass media.
Course Content This course examines the concept of propaganda—including its historical, cultural, and social impacts and consequences—as well as its forms of application, underlying causes, and the most significant propaganda films in the history of Turkish and world cinema.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, film gösterimi ve çözümlemesi, karşılaştırmalı inceleme, tartışma ve bireysel araştırma.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Buket AKDEMİR DİLEK
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Buket AKDEMİR DİLEK
Assistants Research Assist. Melike ÇELİK
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Dilek Akdemir. Accented Cinema and Self-Orientalism. Istanbul: Doruk Publications, 2023
MacBean, James Roy. Cinema and Revolution. Translated by Ertan Yılmaz. Istanbul: Kabalcı Publishing, 2006.
Robb, David L. Hollywood Operations. Translated by Sinan Okan. Istanbul: Güncel Publishing, 2005.
Akarcalı, Sezer. Communication and Propaganda in World War II, Ankara: İmaj Publishing, 2003.
Waye, Mike. Understanding Cinema: Marxist Philosophies. Translated by Ertan Yılmaz. Ankara: De Ki Publishing.
Course Notes Clark, Toby. Art and Propaganda. Translated by Esin Hoşsucu. Istanbul: Ayrıntı Publishing, 2011.
Kellner, Douglas. Cinema Wars. Istanbul: Metis Publishing, 2013
Exams 1 Ara Sınav - 1 Final Sınavı

Course Category
Social Sciences %100
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 7 98
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 144

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Defines basic concepts related to communication studies.
2 Explains theories of mass communication and cinema.
3 Provides a critical perspective on the art of cinema.
4 Discusses cinema’s relationship with ideologies.
5 Discusses cinema’s relationship with culture.
6 Examines cinema’s role as an ideological tool.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Readings on the topics
2 Cinema as a tool of propaganda, key characteristics of the relationship between politics and cinema Readings on the topics
3 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Readings on the topics
4 The Cold War Era: The U.S. vs. the Soviet Union Related readings
5 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Related readings
6 Ethnic Minorities and Their Representation in Cinema (Exile Cinema, Diaspora Cinema, Immigrant Cinema) Related readings
7 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Related Readings
8 Midterm Exam
9 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Related readings
10 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Related readings
11 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Readings on the Topics
12 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Readings on the topics
13 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Readings related to the topics
14 Konulara ilişkin okumalar Readings related to the topics
15 Genel Değerlendirme Final Ödevine Hazırlık

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C1 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
C2 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 2 4 4 5 5 5
C3 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
C4 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
C5 2 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
C6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant